Marriage is a beautiful and important part of life in Islam.

It brings companionship, family, responsibility and the opportunity to build a home based upon faith, love and mutual support.

But for families living in poverty, the costs associated with marriage can create a significant barrier. Many parents struggle to afford even the basic necessities needed for their sons or daughters to begin married life.

Through the Ehsaas Foundation Marriage Assistance Appeal, your donation can help provide support to poor and deserving families in Pakistan who are struggling with essential marriage-related expenses.

Your generosity can help turn financial hardship into hope and allow a family to celebrate an important milestone with dignity.

The Virtue of Charity in Islam

Charity, or Sadaqah, is one of the great acts of worship in Islam. Allah ﷻ encourages believers to spend from what He has been given and to care for those experiencing hardship.

The Qur’an reminds us:

“Whatever good you spend is for yourselves.”— Qur’an 2:272

Giving to someone in need is an opportunity to earn reward while making a meaningful difference in another person’s life.

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also encouraged Muslims to help others and taught that acts of kindness and charity are greatly rewarded by Allah.

Helping Someone Get Married

Helping a person who is struggling financially to marry can be a particularly meaningful form of community support.

Marriage should not become an impossible burden because a family cannot afford the expenses surrounding it. By helping those who are genuinely in need, donors can help remove some of the financial difficulties standing in the way of marriage.

Your donation may help a young man or woman take an important step towards establishing a family and a stable future.

It can also bring immense relief to parents who have been worried about how they will meet the costs involved.

Your Sadaqah Can Bring Hope

When you donate through Ehsaas Foundation, your contribution can help eligible families with essential marriage-related needs, according to the Foundation’s assistance criteria.

Support may include essential items and expenses such as:

Marriage necessities
Essential clothing
Basic household items
Mahr assistance where appropriate
Essential preparations for starting a home
Other approved marriage-related expenses

Even a modest contribution can become part of something much bigger when donors come together to support families in need.

Give Charity and Help Build Families

Imagine the impact of helping someone who has been unable to marry because of financial hardship.

Your donation could help a young couple begin their life together.

It could bring happiness to parents who have struggled to provide for their children.

It could help a family enter married life without the additional burden of unaffordable essential expenses.

And, most importantly, it can be an act of Sadaqah given sincerely for the sake of Allah ﷻ.

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever relieves a believer of a hardship from the hardships of this world, Allah will relieve him of a hardship from the hardships of the Day of Resurrection.”— Sahih Muslim

Helping another person through a difficult period is therefore an opportunity to show compassion while seeking the pleasure and reward of Allah.